BlogHer Newbie? If I could give you one piece of advice…

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Oh summer, where has the time gone?  It’s almost August and right now I am all about getting ready for BlogHer.  The annual convention of 4,000+ bloggers kicks off on Thursday in my backyard – NYC.  Over the past few months, …

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BlogHer – What’s It All About, IT Girl?

Like many bloggers, I’m getting ready to attend BlogHer in my native habitat of NYC.  Looking through the Twitter stream for the conference, you would think that all BlogHer is about is parties, private and otherwise, and swag.  If you …

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BlogHer ’11 Special Needs Mini-Conference Recap

As I mentioned in a previous post, one of the things that must must must be on my calendar at any BlogHer is the gathering of the Special Needs bloggers.  Because, we’re special, y’all. Just like in previous years, I …

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Movie Review: The Help

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Saturday night at BlogHer, Disney hosted a screening of the new movie The Help.  I initially felt completely guilty about spending (evening) time at the conference sitting and staring at a screen rather than networking at parties or having a …

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I’m going to BlogHer (along with 3,000+ others…)

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It’s that time of year again!  The female end of the blogosphere is awash in BlogHer posts.  What to do, what to see, what parties are the happening ones to be at, and dare I add, what swag is worth …

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Borders Books and Music Declaring Bankruptcy Affects More than the Store

Today, I’m hanging out on BlogHer, talking about Borders. For those not following the business press, Borders filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this morning, and announced they were closing over 200 stores. I wrote a rather personal post about my …

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Recap of BlogWorld Expo, plus a little *sizzle*

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As I mentioned here and here, I was fortunate to attend my first BlogWorld Expo last month.  Having never gone before, I was eager to experience this social media conference in all ways possible.  Meaning, as a speaker, an attendee, and …

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Drink of Water

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Yes, a drink of water would be good for the drought around here.  It’s been a busy summer, and no, it wasn’t so busy that I couldn’t write about it, but things go that way sometimes.   A summer with a 2 …

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"The Evolving Publishing Ecosystem" *

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I cannot believe BlogHer is this week.  Just like most everything else in life, it seemed really far away at first, but now it is almost upon me.  I figured now was as good a time as any to check out …

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Celeb-u-mania at BlogHer-2009 Author Edition

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It isn’t a BlogHer without a celebrity spotting.  And this one was pretty darn cool. That’s me with the most gracious and wonderful Jen Lancaster – we were both in the Blog To Book session.  I won’t go into depth …

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I'm #4!

I talked with this reporter during a break at BlogHer Business while I was in Chicago.  I figured I wouldn’t get quoted at all, but there I am, #4.  Sharing the stage, no less, with Darren Rowse at #5.  And …

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BlogHer Business 2009 Recap

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Last year, I was fortunate to attend BlogHer Business.  At that point, it was a 2 day conference held in winter in NYC.  I was so jazzed about it, and the inspiration it gave me, that I was moved to …

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BlogHer 09 Recap

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If you’re following Twitter or the Blogosphere, you know that there is a LOT being said, in support of and critically speaking about the conference.  And that’s ok.  Unlike BlogHer Business, which I covered here, it was a really good …

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I’m back from BlogHer 09 (which given my tweets of the past few days, I am surprised I did not automatically call #blogher09 here) and starting to process what went on.  I have a unique perspective, in that I attend …

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Blogging BlogHer – Live from Chicago

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I’m almost through with BlogHer Business and am getting ready for the mania of BlogHer 09 tomorrow and Saturday.  It’s kind of overwhelming and comforting, new and yet familiar.  I’m happy to see some old friends and meet some new …

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